Structured Thought & Communications: Foundations

| Aspects of Leadership Applicable to This Course

If you want to get to “yes” efficiently and effectively, this course is exactly what you need. We teach participants how to define and analyze an idea as well as how to successfully communicate and gain support for their initiatives through the application of an efficient and effective analytical method. Participants learn how to:

Create and define a “core idea” they want to get support for

Build logic to support that “core idea”

Define the analyses required to support that “core idea”

Draft and discuss their “story” with key stakeholders

Package their “story” in a variety of formats (presentation, memo, email, etc.)

The course consists of instructor-introduced concepts, practical application exercises, and culminates in a case study where participants apply the entire method to a business problem.

The target audience for this course consists of individuals in analytical or persuasive roles at mid- to senior levels of corporations (e.g., analysts, managers, mid-level executives). The value of this course to the participants and to the organization as a whole are:

Clearer communications leading to more efficient and effective decision making and reduced decision making time

More efficient analysis and less re-work which leads to higher productivity

Crisper thinking which eliminates low-value work and prevents pursuit of low-value ideas

Please contact us to arrange for this course to be trained at your organization.

What do our clients think of the course?

“thoughtLEADERS teaches the Structured Thought and Communications course for our leaders. The delivery style is very engaging. The methodology provides a logical step-by-step process for outlining a message. This course is a ‘must’ for those that want to influence others in a clear and concise manner.”

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thoughtLEADERS' mission is to advance the art of business leadership through hands-on training and coaching led by dynamic businesspeople. We do so by providing high quality instruction, training and coaching to managers, executives, and employees with a focus on filling critical job-related skill gaps.